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The Action Shot:

Thanks to David Martin in the UK for sending in these period
action shots and a follow-up story - "This is a
Tornado Thunderbolt built in 1960 at Tornado Cars
Ltd, based in Rickmansworth, Herts. UK. The car has a ladder frame chassis, with
a TR3 tuned engine and overdrive gearbox, rear axle comes from a Ford Mk11
Consul (1960). Only one Thunderbolt left the factory and this is the sole
surviving model. This car was rebuilt by the original factory works driver and
foreman Eric Martin. Eric worked for the company until it shut down in 1963,
whereupon the car was given to him a leaving present from the company. Eric was
reacquainted with the car in early 2001, bought it and has now finished
restoring it. Not bad for someone in there 80's. Pictures show car today and
being raced by Eric in the early 60's. Also Eric standing behind the car at a
50th anniversary gathering."
More information on this rare marque can be found at the
Tornado Registry.
We also have a picture of another Tornado in the
Visitor's Vehicles
archive.

DAIMLER SP250 - DART INFORMATION REQUIRED

From
Tom Porteous in the UK - "I am trying to trace the history of
the car shown in the photo. It was originally red with
black upholstery with red piping. It was first registered in Leeds England on
2nd November 1962 with the number 403 DUB It is a ‘B’ specification. The chassis
number is 104087, body number 737 2234, the original engine number was 97258 but
the present engine number is 97064 which was on a car exported to Canada.

It has been modified for motor sport, I think whilst in Canada. I do not know
who exported it or why it was taken there. I believe it was restored in 1988
whilst in Canada before being returned to the U.K. in 1994 and purchased by
Ronnie Adams the Rally Driver (winner of 1956 Monte Carlo rally with a Jaguar)
It was raced in Ireland by Ronnie entering races at Dundrod and for sprints and
hill climbs. It was during a race on the Isle of Man in 1996 he rolled the car
and he was injured (broken collar bone and cracked ribs) but the car survived
due to the fact it had been fitted with roll bars. He had the scuffed body
re-sprayed and re-chromed as required, by Classic Marques in Northern Ireland.
He then retired from racing being nearly 80 years.

Roger
Allard sent in these pics to add a "little spice" to the site
- "The Allard J2X MkII is the
reconstruction of the legendary British competition/roadster, the Allard J2X.
The original was built between 1951 and 1954. Only 83 were made. Always powered
by American V8s, the J-series Allards were fierce competitors, both in Europe
and America– not the least was a 3rd place finish at the 24-Hours of Le Mans.
The J2X was one of Carroll Shelby's first racing cars when the 'chicken farmer'
from Texas began his career.

The Allard J2X MkII has maintained the same body style, but Allard Motor
Works has engineered a whole new chassis, suspension and key components to make
the car safe, reliable, more comfortable, while maintaining is signature
performance qualities. Tubular HSS steel chassis, 4 internal roll bars, two
external roll bars made of seamless DOM 35 steel (race sanctioned), steel
floors, steel yokes over the universal joints, lateral impact bars, 5 mph
bumpers and collapsible steering column provide a measure of security in the new
roadster.

The J2X MkII is balanced 50/50 front to back, has independent front and rear
suspension, 13" drilled and vented disc brakes (inboard in the back) and is
powered by the customer's choice of a GM RamJet 360 hp fuel-injected V8, a 5.7 L
Hemi or the 6.1 Hemi at 600 hp.. A 5-speed manual Tremec TKO-600 transmission,
with overdrive handles all of that torque and horsepower.

Engine turned dash, walnut or mahogany steering wheel, full leather
upholstery and quality carpets gives it the final touch. The Allard Registry
awards all is the J2X MkIIs a special serial number and registers them alongside
the originals. Only 100 per year will ever be released. Operations are located
in Montreal and Champlain, NY".
Roger's web site can be found at:
allardj2x.com

From Ron Christensen - "I
originally purchased this Sprite in 1966 and
installed the custom fibreglass bonnet in 1967. I drove it through my college
years and raced it in autocross events until 1971 then sold it to support my
racing career. In 1987 I located the car which had been sitting out in the
weather for 10 years and had mushrooms growing inside the cockpit. I bought it
back and restored it to its original configuration. I have since raced it in
vintage road racing events and in 2004 it was used during the filming of the
Anthony Hopkins film "World's Fastest Indian" for which I was the Bonneville
Technical Advisor.I hope you find this car
interesting enough to post on your site. The last photo is just for fun . . .
some digital trickery placing the car at Lemans in the mid 50s!"
Some great shots Ron! Ron ads "The nose came from a now defunct company in
San Francisco called Acme Fabricating". Click
here for a copy
of one of their ads from the mid 60's.

Thanks to Gary Brizendine
of GNB Motorsports LLC in Texas for sending in these two photos of the same TR6
race car.

"I have
attached a couple of vintage photos of a car that I prepared back in the
1974-76 time frame. The TR-6 was a "gift" from British Leyland todriver, Jim Ray, now living in Houston, Texas. Jim did an outstanding jobas an independent club racer, preparing & driving a Triumph Spitfire tonumerous SCCA national wins. As an outstanding competitor, the TR-6
materialized in Texas, by way of Kas Kaster in California. The first pictureshows the original lighter color paint scheme. I was recruited tomaintain the car, coming from Overseas Motors Corp team in Fort Worth,
whereI spent three years with the 3 car, MGB program.

Jim flipped the TR-6 at Lake
Afton, Kansas after being "helped" off course at the end of the front straight.
I saw to the installation of the steelfender flares,
repainting, and removed the Lucas Fuel Injection, re-classingthe car as a DP rocket. In 1975, 13 events, there were 10 1st places, 2DNF's and a third at Road Atlanta behind the Group 44 TR-6 & Joe
Huffaker's Jensen.

Dennis Wilson, an excellent driver from St Louis, drove the car for several more
very successful years. Anybody seen it since??"

FOLLOW-UP:Thanks to Alan at Falconworks Land Rover
Service in Tucson Arizona (www.falconworks.net)
for sending in this great picture and story - "We were looking
for reliable newvendors for Rover P6B parts and
stumbledonto your site. Gary Brizendine's post of one
of the Kas Kasner DP12 TR6racers caught my eye.
Attached is a photo (taken June 1st 2007) of DP12 in
the back lot at Falconworks Land Rover and British in
Tucson Arizona.

It was purchased in the late 80's by Jeff Durant, now of Livermore, CA. Wereassembled it and campaigned it in ASRA's Vintage Challenge Series,withJeff as driver. As long as the engines
held together no closed-wheel car inany class could
touch her with Jeff driving. Throughout the 90's after
Jeffmoved from Tucson we continued to race the car in
local club events withJohn Barron as driver. It has
sat derelict for about ten years now.

I believe there were two Kasner DP12 cars, both basically Works racerssupplied to Kasner by Triumph brand new and without DOT/EPA. This car hassteel fender flares, and while Jeff knows the histories of both cars, Ibelieve that this is NOT the DP12 pictured on your site."

Do you have an action shot of your car you'd like to post? Click here
to submit a photo.

The
Junkyard Jewels:

From
Ron Zeraldo in Mississauga Ontario - "This car was advertized for sale in
Totonto in 2010. The MGA was in a tiny wooden garage located in the Main and
Danforth area, it was parked in the garage in 1972 and did not see daylight
until September 2010. The local raccoons made it there home over the past 38
years so the interior was completely destroyed (not to mention a large amount of
mice and raccoon feces were left in the car). Please note the fake side pipes,
covers over the cowling oval ports...the grille was removed and the nose
modified to a much small opening." Ron was not able to buy the car so
hopefully whoever did has embarked on the long journey to bring this car back.

From
Frank Leigh in Ottawa, Ontario
-"I was visiting British Columbia from
Ottawa, and while there crossed over to Oroville, Washington State. Driving down
a back dirt road I spotted these five cars neatly lined up in a field along with
a number of other junked cars. They caught my eye immediately as I also own a
Morris Minor convertible. It was a rather
unexpected sight." Indeed!

New mystery car!

From down under comes this very interesting mystery car. If
you know what it is the owner can be reached via the link below. "I
have just purchased this a Triumph based sports racing
car in Australia it is believed to be a early 60s car, the body appears to be to
well made to be a one off (but always possible). I am looking for any
information people may have, unfortunately the previous owner has passed away
and his family know very little about this car any information you or your
website may have would be appreciated , I hope to rebuild it and race it in
historic racing but to do so I need to establish more information about it to
have them accept it. photos can be viewed on the attached link, the car is all
there (just disassembled) bar one side of the front suspension. which appears to
be standard so it should not be a problem to replace.
http://users.tpg.com.au/normv/RACECAR/RACECAR.html.

Thanks
Norm Vesty"

From Ed Aldred in Canada - "I have just
acquired these two vehicles this year.The first is a very tired 1962
Ford Capri that was parked in 1971 due to
broken tie rod. The other is a
1965 Triumph Spitfirewith custom built balanced and blueprinted 270 hp 2 litre
GT6 engine and 3 Webber 40mm doce carbs. I am in
Saskatoon,Saskatchewan Canada where we have a British
car club consisting of over 90 members." That is
quite the hood scoop!!! Ed is quick to point out that, despite the bonnet, the
Spitfire is a running and driving car. I look forward to seeing another picture
once Ed gets it sorted out. Ed's club can be found here - www.sbcc.ca.

This car is for sale! From Davina in the UK - "Found this car in
the corner of a shed when I bought an old farm - can anyone tell me what it is
and anyone who would like to purchase for parts / as a renovation project?"
Shouldn't we all be so lucky! I believe this is a
1938 Ford Prefect 10HP Saloon. Davina has been told it is an E93A (which I
believe is the same thing). Any Prefect enthusiasts are welcome to correct me
(webmaster@britishcarlinks.com)
. If you are interested Davina can be contacted at devo_222ATyahoo.co.uk
. (replace the AT with @)

Do you have a picture of an interesting British relic? Click here
to submit it.

If this sort of thing intrigues you click
here (a forum post) and help identify a mystery BMC vehicle located in Kingston,
Ontario.

Share
your pride and joy with the world! Submit a photo of
your British car with a small blurb about it and I'll post it.

The cars shown here are only our latest
submissions! There is also a separate page of previous submissions
that you can view by
clicking this link.

Click on the photos for the
full size image.

Thanks to Ron Zeraldo of Mississauga Ontario for sending in the next five cars:

"This
1958 MGA was purchased in 1970 in a suburb of
Toronto called Willowdale...I was 14 years of age at the time. The MG underwent
a complete restoration over a period of 3 years by my father and I, we did the
complete restoration ourselves including the paint and upholstery. The MG was
driven through my high school years, college and my first full time job until I
could afford a late model MGB (it was driven May through October only... then I
was succumbed to the TTC). The MGA is now rarely driven as my love for sports
cars has grown to a collection of 16....there is more time spent maintaining the
cars than actually driving them. This car is very dear to me as it was my first
car restored by my late father...many memories with this car."

"This
1961 MGA was purchased for my wife in 1998. The MGA
was previously owned at the time by a movie producer who brought the MG from
Paris, France, to Canada in the late 60's. The MGA has had one paint job since
new (done in the mid 70's.) I have gone through the mechanicals and it now runs
like a top. The cosmetics have also been given some TLC ( given that it sat for
10 years prior to our ownership.) Currently the MG is used by my wife as her
daily driver during the summer months...the car can be seen cruising the streets
of Mississauga (Winston Churchill and Derry Road.) and is a regular at the
British Car Day in Bronte."

"This
2003 Jaguar XK8 was purchased to replace a 1984
Camaro that I bought new and drove to work as my daily driver for 21 years....I
retired the Camaro in 2005 and bought the Jag. The Camaro was in pristine
condition (entered in Car Shows until 2005) and then passed on to my eldest
son...the car is now in long term storage waiting for him to graduate from
University. The Camaro was retired with 319,000KM and never had a major problem,
still looks like the day I drove it home from the dealership! I am the second
owner of the Jag. it has very low km's (67K km's) original paint (meteorite
silver with black interior) and is shown at many Jaguar club meetings and
events....this car is immaculate in every way and is very rarely driven."
For information on the Ferrari visit the Visitor's
Vehicles gallery on
www.italiancarlinks.com.

"Here
is a picture of my wife Lynne's 1980 MGB. This car
was originally a South Carolina car, sporting it's original paint and 'Go Faster
Stripes', it has 70,000 km on the clock and runs like a dream. A few mod's have
been done to it; Weber carb., Pierce manifold and headers, electronic ignition,
CD player/stereo and an original factory hardtop. The interior is like new and
only the floor carpets have been replaced. This MGB is not alone in the garage
it rests with two other MGB's that I have given to my two son's Zack and Mack."

"This
one is a 1969 Lotus Europa with a mid-eighties
Mazda 13B Rotary Engine. The lotus has been sitting for many years and needs
plenty of TLC to bring her back to her former glory (we do have the original
engine should we choose to put it back to original specs.). The Lotus goes like
a 'scalded dog' with the Mazda engine...aside from the engine the rest of the
car is all Lotus. This will be a project for me when I retire in 2011."

Great collection Ron! And this is only part of his 16 car stable.

From
Malcolm Muir in Maple Ridge, BC comes this 1968 Ford
Cortina 1600GT (early model) - "I found your website via a Google
search while looking for British car swap meets in the Vancouver area. I
immediately recognized Art Dickenson's XJS as I have known Art for many years.

This project is near completion for use in vintage TSD
rallies in British Columbia. The car started life as a 1600 Deluxe but has been
converted to a full spec GT. The car has been seam-welded and a four-point roll
bar added. Front and rear skid plates, Cibie Super Oscars, 175's and a Halda
Twin Master complete the rally package. The car is awaiting an engine rebuild
with a gymkhana camshaft, dual Weber DCOE40's, balanced bottom with steel
crankshaft and hammerhead oil pan. The "back-on the-road" target is September
2009."

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